Press Releases

Planning Minister Directs Ministries to Prepare Business Plans to achieve $60 Billion Export Target Over the Next Five Years

Islamabad, May 12, 2025 – Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, chaired a high-level meeting to review Pakistan’s export-led growth strategy under the “Uraan Pakistan” program. This session was the first bimonthly meeting of the first “E”—...

Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal Chairs Key Meeting on Affordable Housing Finance Schemes

Islamabad, May 12, 2025: A high-level meeting on affordable housing finance schemes was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, to address the critical challenges faced in long-term housing finance and explore viable policy models for low-cos...

No War, No Force Can Derail Pakistan from Its Core Agenda of Economic Development, Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad, 7th May 2025: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a special meeting on the alignment of sectoral priorities, plans, and interventions with URAAN Pakistan here in Islamabad on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Chief Economist Planning C...

Ahsan Iqbal Meets Pakistan Business Council Dubai, Urges Pakistani business community to enhance Pakistan’s exports

May 2, 2025 Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives met with a delegation of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) Dubai, today. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Co...

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal Visits Department of Government Enablement in Abu Dhabi

2 May 2025 Abu Dhabi: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, paid an official visit to the Department of Government Enablement (DGE) in Abu Dhabi, where he met with His Excellency Ahmed Tamim Hisham Al Kuttab, Chairman of DGE. The meeting focused on...

محنت کشوں کے عالمی دن کے موقع پر وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی، ترقی و خصوصی اقدامات جناب احسن اقبال کا پیغام

محنت کشوں کا عالمی دن ہم سب کو یہ یاد دلاتا ہے کہ ایک مضبوط، خوددار اور ترقی یافتہ پاکستان کی بنیاد ہمارے محنت کشوں، مزدوروں، کسانوں اور ہنر مندوں کی شب و روز کی محنت ا...

Ahsan Iqbal Meets Abdullah Muhammad Al Basti, Secretary General of Dubai Government's Executive Council/ Discusses Pakistan's Vision to become a $1 trillion Economy by 2035

30 April 2025 Dubai: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal held a meeting with Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai H.E. Abdullah Mohammed Al Basti in Dubai today. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Hazza Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Assistant S...

Pakistan National Day Celebrated with Traditional Fervour in Dubai/ Ahsan Iqbal Highlights Pakistan's potential as a regional hub for trade, innovation and investment

April 30, 2025 Dubai: The Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai hosted a reception to commemorate Pakistan’s National Day with traditional spirit. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, senior officials of the UAE Government, Emirati nationals and a large number of Pakistani ...

Planning Minister asks for advancing Pakistan-Turkmenistan Economic Cooperation and Promote Regional Development under URAAN Pakistan Initiative

April 28, 2025 Ashgabat: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, has arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit to participate in the 1st Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Forum on Sustainable Development. The visit reflects Pakistan’s stron...

Dr Sohaib, Member PSD, Meets Syed Aftab Haider, CEO, Pakistan Single Window

Dr Sohaib Hassan, Member Private Sector Development (PSD), and Dr Awais-e-Siraj, Member Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, along with the Team PSD, MoPD&SI, visited Mr Syed Aftab Haider, CEO of Pakistan Single Window, to discuss collaborative efforts for automating business processes, enhanc...

Ahsan Iqbal: Despite Size and Experience, India Struggles with Insecurity Compared to Pakistan's Maturity

Language shouldn't be a barrier to opportunity, Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad: The Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired an important meeting of the Civil Services Reforms Committee which was attended by Secretary Cabinet, Secretary Federal Public Service Commission, Secretary Planning, DG Civil Service Academy, DG Na...